Raphimetopus ablutella
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| Species: | R. ablutella
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The Green Borer (Raphimetopus ablutella) is a species of snout moth in the genus Raphimetopus. It was described by Ragonot in 1894. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece,[1] Israel, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, India[2] and South Africa.[3]
The larvae have been recorded on Zea mays[4] and Saccharum officinarum. They bore the shoots of their host plant.[5]
References
- ^ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ Raphimetopus ablutella at Afro Moths[dead link]
- ^ Rhinaphe seeboldi at Afro Moths[dead link]
- ^ General and applied entomology. Books.google.nl. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "pnbkrishi.com". pnbkrishi.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.